Extragalactic astronomy department
The extragalactic astronomy department at the IAA takes advantage of the developments in other astrophysical fields and combine them to study several aspects of galaxies in general. It includes from physics of star formation, the interstellar medium in star clusters and galaxies, the structure and evolution of galaxies taken into account the environment (isolated galaxies, galaxy groups, ...) and large scale structure and cosmology studies. Our research also includes studies about different aspects of Black Holes physics and their effects as central engines in active galaxies.
The specific reseach subtopics covered by the departament are:
- Nuclear activity in galaxies
- Violent star formation
- Star formation in galaxies
- Effects of environment in galaxy evolution
- Modelling of galaxy evolution in groups
- Cosmic evolution of galaxies
- Galaxy clusters and physics of the dark universe
- Classical and quantum gravity in black hole physics and cosmology
In the links you can find more information about them.